OECD publishes guidance for identification and selection of safer chemical alternatives

To assist practitioners in selecting safer alternatives, new assessment approaches have been developed in the last decade. However, challenges remain on what constitutes “safer” when evaluating
alternatives from both a hazard and exposure perspective – especially in instances of incomplete, uncertain data on human health and environmental endpoints. OECD has now published a guidance identifying and outlining key considerations for the identification and selection of safer alternatives. See here.